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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu tells us About Stages of Bhakti

Posted by Vishnupriya on August 24, 2010 at 12:26pm

Guranga and Murarigupta, Part 4

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 07, CANADA (SUN) — A five-part series from 'Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu', edited by Srimad Bhakti Vaibhav Puri Goswami Maharaj, Founder Acharya of the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission, Ganjam,Orissa.

Sri Chaitanya then described the grades of Bhakti. According to Him from Sadhana Bhakti (the culture of pure devotion through regulations) sprouts up Rati (permanent seed of love). When Rati isdeepened it becomes Love for Prema. Intensified prema takes the fo

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The Limits of our Independence

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:15am

To become Devas or Asuras is in the Limits of our independenceThe answer for this is also given in the Bhagavad-gita. It is said that there are two classes of men in the creation. One class is called the devas (godly) and the other class is called the asura (demonic or godless). As sons of the almighty Father Supreme Godhead, all individual living individuals have their respective independence. One can utilize this god-gifted independence properly or improperly.When a living entity improperly us

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GURU SADHU & SHASTRAS

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:14am

Guru, sadhu, sastra. These can always be compared, and they should never contradict. The sadhus are the servants of the Lord. And the scriptures are the words of the Lord. They do not contradict because Krsna is the center of all of them.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => The Guru: Via Media to God

Abstaining from auspicious work is called akarma. Both vikarma and akarma are bad.

Those who are addicted to akarma and vikarma are outcastes, ostracized from the four varnas and asramas of the varnasrama system.

Jaiv

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Destiny is also described as time

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:12am

Destiny is also described as timeHaving stated that the Supreme Lord controls this world, Jarasandha explains the specific method of control. It should be remembered that in the Vedic context kala, or time, does not refer merely to a system of measuring planetary movements such as days, weeks, months and years but rather to the way things are being moved. Everything is moving according to its destiny, and this destiny is also described as "time," since everyone's destiny is revealed and imposed

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Why a living being should be restricted in sense gratification?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:11am

Why a living being should be restricted in sense gratification?

The question may be raised why a living being should be restricted in sense gratification. If a king, to learn how to kill, may go to the forest and kill animals, why should a living entity, who has been given senses, not be allowed unrestricted sense gratification? At the present moment this argument is put forward even by so-called svāmīs and yogīs who publicly say that because we have senses we must satisfy them by sense gratifica

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Lord inclined to his devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:10am

Lord inclined to his devotees

The Supreme Lord Absolute Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna although equal to everyone still He is more inclined to His unflinching devotee who is completely a surrendered soul and knows nobody else as his protector and master. This conception of life having unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord as one's Protector, Friend and Master is the natural condition of eternal life. A living entity is so made by the will of the Almighty and, therefore, he is mostly happy by

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - High standard of living

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:09am

High standard of living

Saying that our plan should be to simply accept Krsna's plan, which is approved and very easy, Prabhupada made a proposal. "Take any words of Krsna, it is very easy. What is your problem, first of all? Just consider, whether Krsna answers it. First of all, propose what is your problem."

"Well, my problem is that I have to have somewhere to live and I have to get something to eat," I said.

"Yes, that Krsna solves. Yes, Krsna says annad bhavanti bhutani: produce food grains. Y

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 28

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 24, 2010 at 10:08am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 28
iti sambhrta-sambharah
purusavayavair aham
tam eva purusam yajnam
tenaivayajam isvaram

iti -- thus; sambhrta -- executed; sambharah -- equipped myself well; purusa -- the Personality of Godhead; avayavaih -- by the parts and parcels; aham -- I; tam eva -- unto Him; purusam -- the Personality of Godhead; yajnam -- the enjoyer of all sacrifices; tena eva -- by all those; ayajam -- worshiped; isvaram -- the supreme controller.

TRANSLATION
Thus I created the in

Lord Balarama

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Who is Lord Balarama?

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is His second body. They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna's transcendental pastimes. He is the source of the entire spiritual world and is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master.

He assumes five other forms to serve Lord Krishna

Pakistan Prasadam Relief - CALL FOR HELP

Posted by Priyavrata Das FFL on August 23, 2010 at 10:00pm

Dear Prabhus,

I would like to know if there are any temples in India who are able to respond to the recent flood disaster in Pakistan.

The latest information from the New York Times states:

UNITED NATIONS — One of the largest humanitarian relief efforts ever attempted is now mobilizing to help Pakistan cope with what its government and U.N. agencies are calling the worst natural disaster in modern memory.

The death toll is much smaller than in past disasters: About 1,600 are believed dead so far.

The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon that generates awe among the Hindus and overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings. Mother Earth, unable to bear the burden

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on August 23, 2010 at 5:01pm

The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon that generates awe among the Hindus and overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings.Mother Earth, unable to bear the burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers, appealed to Brahma, the Creator for help. Brahma prayed to the Supreme Lord Vishnu, who assured him that he would soon be born on earth to annihilate tyrannical forces.One such evil force was Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura (in northern India) and his people we

The Significance of word- Guḍākesa (Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 1.24)

Posted by MANISH CHAUHAN on August 23, 2010 at 3:56pm

The word Guḍākeśa has great significance which itself describe a devotee of Lord Krishna.

In this verse (1.24) Arjuna is referred to as Guḍākeśa.

Guḍākā means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is called guḍākeśa

Why Arjuna has been referred as Guḍākeśa : Sleep also means ignorance. So Arjuna conquered both sleep and ignorance because of his friendship with Kṛṣṇa.

Significance of word- Guḍākeśa for a devotee: It has been described by Srila Prabhupad in Purport that As a great devotee of Kṛs

Situation in Kali-yuga

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 23, 2010 at 12:39pm

According to the Vedic scriptures, our current age, known as Kali-yuga, is one of spiritual darkness, violence and hypocrisy. Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.2.31) records Kali-yuga as having begun when the constellation of the seven sages (saptarsi) passed through the lunar mansion of Magha. Hindu astrologers have calculated this to have been 2:27 a.m. on February 18, 3102 BC. This took place some 36 years after Lord Krsna spoke Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna.

The scriptures like SB 12.2 teach that during the 43

Kali-yuga - first 10,000 years

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on August 23, 2010 at 12:38pm

Predicted in Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129.*. The fourth part of the Brahma-vaivarta is called Krsna-janma-khanda. Chapter 129 is called Golokarohanam, because it describes how Krsna returns to His abode. The general dialogue is between Lord Narayana and Narada Muni. This specific dialogue is between Lord Krsna and Mother Ganga. Verse 49 is a question by Ganga, verses 50-60 are Krsna's answer.

Text 49:
bhaagiirathy uvaaca
he naatha ramaNaSreStha
yaasi golokamuttamam
asmaakaM kaa gatiScaatra
bhaviSyati

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Completely surrendered in the transcendental loving service

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:27pm

The Lord says:
yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantaratmana
sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah

"Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga, and is the highest of all." (Bg. 6.47) So one who thinks of the Supreme Lord always is the greatest yogi, the supermost jnani, and the greatest devotee at the same time. The Lord further tells Arjuna that as a ksatriya he cannot give up hisfighting,

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Destiny is Very Strong

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:26pm

Destiny is Very Strong

So far we are concerned, that any living being is destined to a certain position of happiness and distress. By dint of his past activities he gets a particular type of body destined to suffer or enjoy. That cannot be changed. Either you call this fatalism or destiny -- every man is destined -- that cannot be changed. His intelligence can change only his position with reference to God. His present position is he is forgetful of God and his relationship with God. So this posi

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Love Is Our Life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:25pm

Love is our life; everyone wants to love. Everyone is hankering to love
someone. But we do not know where to place our love. Krsna, however, is the
ultimate object of love. We are trying to maintain this body, but the body
is not actually the proper object of our love. Rather, it is the life within
the body that is the real object of love. Similarly, the central point is
Krsna. As soon as we somehow or other place our love with Krsna, our path of
happiness, eternity and bliss opens.

Srila Prabhupada, f

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Destiny is extremely strong

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:24pm

Destiny is extremely strong

This is an example of destiny. King Saudasa was condemned by the curse of Vasistha, and therefore even though he was well qualified he could not restrain himself from becoming a tigerlike Raksasa, for this was his destiny. Tal labhyate duhkhavad anyatah sukham (SB 1.5.18). As one is put into distress by destiny, destiny can also put one in a happy situation. Destiny is extremely strong, but one can change destiny if one comes to the platform of Krsna consciousness. Kar

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Natural way of life

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:23pm

Natural way of life

Prabhupada's enjoyment of the garden was self-evident and as he took pleasure in his natural surroundings he compared the natural ambience favorably against the complex arrangements of city living. Indicating the house he said, "That building is costly, but we have left that building, we have come here. And this is costlier? Nature's way of? ... In the room, to make us comfortable you have to run on the fan. Here we don't require any fan. So what is the advantage?"

"Well, if it

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on August 23, 2010 at 12:23pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27
gatayo matayas caiva
prayascittam samarpanam
purusavayavair ete
sambharah sambhrta maya

gatayah -- progress to the ultimate goal (Visnu); matayah -- worshiping the demigods; ca -- as also; eva -- certainly; prayascittam -- compensation; samarpanam -- ultimate offering; purusa -- the Personality of Godhead; avayavaih -- from the parts of the body of the Personality of Godhead; ete -- these; sambharah -- the ingredients; sambhrtah -- were arranged; maya --

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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu tells us About Stages of Bhakti

The Limits of our Independence

GURU SADHU & SHASTRAS

Destiny is also described as time

Why a living being should be restricted in sense gratification?

Lord inclined to his devotees

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - High standard of living

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 28

Lord Balarama

Pakistan Prasadam Relief - CALL FOR HELP

The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon that generates awe among the Hindus and overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings. Mother Earth, unable to bear the burden

The Significance of word- Guḍākesa (Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 1.24)

Situation in Kali-yuga

Kali-yuga - first 10,000 years

Completely surrendered in the transcendental loving service

Destiny is Very Strong

Love Is Our Life

Destiny is extremely strong

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Natural way of life

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 6 Text 27

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